Markelle Fultz Drops 23 In Summer League Loss To Jazz
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Sixers trailed by 24 points at one point in the third-quarter.
Markelle Fultz was struggling, playing against 21-year-old Dante Exum, who has 148 NBA games under his belt.
And the horrible, over-reactionary takes starting rolling in.
Not trying to overreact, but Fultz looks lost. Only a kid, but expectations are high and I expect better against sub par talent. #Sixers
— Jason Ashworth ????⬛ (@AllAshworth) July 6, 2017
Fultz, almost as if he read some of these takes and took it personally, responded brilliantly netting 13 fourth-quarter points and three assists, nearly orchestrating the comeback. The Sixers ultimately fell short, but Fultz finished with 23 points, five rebounds, and five assists on 9 for 16 shooting.
stop it markelle pic.twitter.com/XMRNcteIEF
— drew (@Dcorrigan50) July 6, 2017
Hesi pull-up jimbo. #SummerSixers pic.twitter.com/RrsIH7MZL8
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 6, 2017
I wanted to see the "wow factor" from Markelle tonight. I saw it in the 4th qrt when he went "hold up, I'm the best player on this court!"????????
— Ike Reese (@Ike58Reese) July 6, 2017
Fultz was pretty freaking impressive tonight, factually speaking.
— Andrew Porter (@And_Porter) July 6, 2017
hello please spare me your bad Fultz takes https://t.co/YQi1YryM4u
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) July 6, 2017
Fultz is averaging 40 points per 48 minutes so far, shooting 46.9% from the field and 46.2% from three.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) July 6, 2017
19-year-old Furkan Korkmaz struggled in his debut, shooting 0-5 in 17 minutes of action.
Second-round pick Jonah Bolden have five points, four rebounds, three steals, and three blocks in 26 minutes.